Two Owensville teenagers were charged with the alleged theft of items from a beer trailer following the conclusion of the Gasconade County Fair.

Zachary J. Cates, 17, was charged in a felony summons with possession of burglary tools following the Aug. 4 break-in of a beer wagon. Owensville Police Cpl. Jessica Hoyt “saw a vehicle that was out of the ordinary” at 1 a.m. on Memorial Park grounds near where a fair beer garden was held, said Chief Robert Rickerd. “In one vehicle there were items stolen from the beer trailers.”

Cates was arrested at the scene. Rickerd said police later determined he had two accomplices. A summons was also issued by the Gasconade County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office alleging Michael D. Branson, 17, was also involved in the misdemeanor theft or stealing of property or services valued under $500. Cates faces a similar misdemeanor charge along with the felony charge.

A male juvenile was also implicated in the alleged theft from the trailer. His charges are being handled by the county’s juvenile officer and the circuit’s juvenile court. His name was not released.

Rickerd said all items taken from the trailer were recovered by police.

In other court news, a Weakley County Tennessee court has determined that a man living in their jurisdiction was in fact a Missouri fugitive, Steven Carroll Lamb. He has been living in Tennessee since leaving Gasconade County following an Oct. 15, 1999, conviction for physically assaulting his son. Lamb was convicted by a jury on Friday and never returned for sentencing the following Monday.

In court proceedings in Tennessee, he claimed he was Israel Yacob Schwartz.

Gov. Matt Blunt issued an governor’s extradition warrant and county authorities are waiting for him to be returned to Gasconade County for sentencing. “They had a hearing down there to examine fingerprints,” said Prosecutor Ada Brehe Prosecutor Krueger. “The judge determined it was in fact him. We just plan to sit back and wait. We’re waiting on Tennessee to extradite. It’s a whole lot of paperwork.”

A fingerprint expert was called to testify at the Sept. 18 hearing. Fingerprints taken from Lamb following a routine traffic stop in Tennessee were a match.

Brehe Krueger said Lamb simply failed to return to court following his conviction. A bench warrant naming him as a fugitive was issued in early 2000.

“He filed a bogus pretrial motion in Freeman jargon and took off before seeing  the probation office (staff) for a presentence report,” she said. “These are the facts as we know them to be.”